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Young Life

Fiscal year ending 2016. Filed on February 14, 2017.

420 N Cascade Avenue
Colorado Springs, Colorado 80903

Young Life (EIN: 84-0385934) has filed an IRS Form 990 since at least fiscal year 2016. In its fiscal year 2016 IRS Form 990 filing, Young Life, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, reported compensation for 12 out of 5,219 total employees. Among the employees shown here, the average compensation is $215,531. The highest compensated employee at Young Life is Dennis Rydberg Part Year with fiscal year 2016 compensation of $526,280.

Revenue, expenses, and employee compensation

Revenue

$343,494,709

Expenses

$324,757,967

Employee compensation

$185,538,568
Revenue, expenses, and employee compensation over time

Reported Compensated Employees

Dennis Rydberg Part Year
President and Chief Executive Officer
$526,280
$468,803 No related comp$57,477
John Wagner
Field Senior Vice President
$302,459
$268,040 No related comp$34,419
Joshua Powell
Metro Director I
$223,037
$207,930 No related comp$15,107
John Caldwell
Executive Vice President of International Ministries
$214,220
$182,101 No related comp$32,119
Wiley Scott
Field Senior Vice President
$211,638
$183,057 No related comp$28,581
Clifton Davidson
Field Senior Vice President
$210,214
$184,466 No related comp$25,748
Steve Thompson
Chief Operating Officer
$183,127
$149,676 No related comp$33,451
Paul Sherrill
Vice President and Secretary
$177,581
$137,764 No related comp$39,817
Cynthia Koerner
Chief Financial Officer
$177,213
$139,930 No related comp$37,283
Dave Briggs
Treasurer
$146,480
$112,254 No related comp$34,226
Mike Byron
Assistant Treasurer
$120,466
$86,240 No related comp$34,226
Janis Morton
Assistant Secretary
$93,654
$66,976 No related comp$26,678

Benchmark Employee Compensation

Non-Employee Board Members

Boone Powell Jr
Director
Brooks Entwistle
Director
Bruce Hosford
Director
Carol Eaton
Director
Chris Roberts
Director
Clyde Lear
Director
Curtis B McWilliams
Director
Francis Steady Cash
Director
Harold Melton
Director
Heriberto Guerra
Vice Chair
Jd Gibbs
Director
Jerry Colangelo
Director

Contractors

Larry Snyder and Company
Construction
$6,542,934
Earl Arnold dba Kingdom Tour Travel
Bus Charter
$1,107,187
Disidual Clothing LLC
Logoed Items
$437,604
Joseph Gottlieb
Construction
$190,417
Mobley Fencing LLC
Construction
$180,455

Mission Statement

Young Life is a ministry to help adolescents around the world become exposed to the person of Jesus Christ. This is accomplished in a variety of ways designed to provide personal, religious experiences. Included are weekly club meetings, small group Bible studies, nationwide camping programs, short-term missions, and student exchange programs.

Other organizations also named Young Life

Young Life of Canada-Jeune Vie Du Canada
Blaine, Washington
Flint Area Young Life Foundation
Fenton, Michigan
Midland Young Life Building Foundation
Midland, Texas
Friends of Young Life DuPage County Foundation
Clarendon Hills, Illinois
Save a Young Life Foundation Inc.
Astoria, New York
Dallas Friends of Young Life Inc.
Dallas, Texas

Revisions to this organization profile

July 14, 2025:
2024 Young Life 990 filed
February 13, 2024:
2023 Young Life 990 filed
February 14, 2023:
2022 Young Life 990 filed

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